Strong rises in exports and foreign investment in the manufacturing sector will continue to accelerate Vietnam’s GDP growth, the IMF said in its April update on Asia-Pacific economic outlook. In the region, only several frontier economies will see higher rates, including Myanmar’s 8.6 percent, Laos’ 7.4 ...

As the biggest loser, Vietnam has to use its influence to limit dam damage on Mekong Delta, says Mekong specialist Richard Cronin. []Already, upstream dams in China and on major Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) tributaries in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam have trapped a major share of ...

Cambodia on Thursday presented the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) to hundreds of university teachers and students here to celebrate the LMC Week 2019. Before the presentation, a short video, featuring lifestyles and traditions of residents along the Lancang-Mekong river as well as LMC activities, was screened. ...

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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend this weekend’s Asean Summit in Singapore, a government spokesman said on Monday, which would make it the first time for her to skip one since coming to power in 2016. []The 10-member Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, ...

Despite the many high-profile international campaigns that tout the welcoming people, exotic food and attractions of the Land of Smiles, Thailand placed fourth after Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia in this year’s survey . []The Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar were ranked below Thailand. The positions remained unchanged ...

Mighty Earth, an environmental group devoted to protecting rain forests and other endangered landscapes, is praising Bridgestone Corp. for the zero deforestation portion of its recently announced Global Sustainability Procurement Policy. []Demand for natural rubber has caused rapid deforestation in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, Laos, ...

Singapore-based venture capital company ID Capital has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and government of Australia to launch an agritech startup accelerator. Named Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge Startup Accelerator (MATCh), it is aimed at innovative early-stage agritech startups and traditional agriculture businesses with ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ລາວຮ່ວມມືກັບຈີນ, ປະເທດສະມາຊິກອາຊຽນ ແລະ ປະເທດເພື່ອນບ້ານ ຫາລືກ່ຽວກັບການສະໜັບສະໜູນສອງຝ່າຍໃນການສ້າງສະຖາບັນ ແລະ ສູນຝຶກອົບຮົມຕຳຫຼວດ.ການຮ່ວມມືດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ມີການຫາລືໃນລະຫວ່າງກອງປະຊຸມໂຕະມົນ ເພື່ອຍົກລະດັບຄວາມສາມາດດ້ານການບັງຄັບໃຊ້ກົດໝາຍ ຂອງປະທານສະຖາບັນຕຳຫຼວດຈີນ-ອາຊຽນ ແລະ ປະເທດເພື່ອນບ້ານຄັ້ງທີ 3 ທີ່ວຽງຈັນ ໃນວັນອັງຄານຜ່ານມານີ້.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ສູນທີ່ປຶກສາ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ທີ່ໃຫ້ການບຳບັດຜູ້ຕິດຢາເສບຕິດ ໄດ້ຮັບການບູລະນະຂະຫຍາຍ, ເພື່ອໃຫ້ສາມາດຮອງຮັບຈຳນວນຜູ້ຕິດຢາທີ່ຕ້ອງການຄຳປຶກສາ ແລະ ການບຳບັດ ທີ່ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ.ສູນດັ່ງກ່າວ ເຊິ່ງຕັ້ງຢູ່ໂຮງໝໍເມືອງສີສັດຕະນາກ ມີການໃຫ້ຄຳປຶກສາໂດຍບໍ່ເສຍຄ່າ ແລະ ໃຫ້ກການບຳບັດໂດຍຊຸມຊົນ, ຕາມສຳນັກຂ່າວວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

Environmental officials and experts from China and five other countries discussed strategic goals to promote regional environmental cooperation along the Lancang-Mekong River in a meeting on Wednesday in Beijing. The river, an international body of water, crosses all six countries－China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and ...

For the Mekong countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 2018 was a big year both domestically and regionally. Key developments from last year will inevitably continue to shape the politics of the region in 2019. In terms of domestic affairs, the most worrying ...

Stretching from its headwaters in the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau to its endpoint in the delta marshes of Vietnam, the mighty Mekong River is one of the world’s great ecosystems. For Laos, it represents so much more: the energy source behind an ambitious hydro-power buildout and ...

The future of the Mekong River – and potentially the food and economic security of Cambodia – is up for discussion this week, with Prime Minister Hun Sen and the leaders of Vietnam, Thailand and Laos expected to make a declaration on the development of ...

The mutilated bodies of two men found stuffed with concrete in the Mekong River last month have been identified as Thai activists living in exile, police and family confirmed on Tuesday (Jan 22). The pair were among dozens of anti-monarchy activists who fled Thailand to ...

The 80th Mekong River joint patrol, led by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, started from Jinghong port in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan province on March 19. Five vessels joined the four-day patrol that will involve inspections, a crackdown on drug crimes in key waters, including ...

Contributions Vietnam made to the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 8) and 9th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV 9) once again affirm its sense of responsibility for and activeness in joining regional cooperation frameworks, thus helping promote comprehensive and sustainable development in the Mekong ...

Potential for enhancing trade ties between India and CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) was highlighted at a conference which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 21. Themed “India-CLMV economic development: Collaboration for regional integration”, the two-day event saw representatives from trade ministries, ...

More than 800 illegal migrant workers, who failed to apply for a work permit by June 30, have been arrested. []Out of 1,600 workplaces, 150 of them were found to be employing illegal alien workers. There are currently 1.1 million legal migrant workers who make up ...

India today said it will work “closely and constructively” with all the members of RCEP for early conclusion of the negotiations for a mega trade deal. []To promote investments, the government had created a project development fund (PDF) to facilitate Indian investment in four countries of ...